The word “Seminole” is derived from the Muscogean word simanó-li, or “runaway,” reflecting a common heritage, as Upper Creeks from Alabama,…
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The horse was once as essential to Western life as the six-gun, and breaking horses was once a necessary skill,…
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Read More »Frenchman Henri Farman was already a celebrated cycling champion, race car driver and entrepreneur when he ordered a biplane from…
Read More »Of all the city slickers ever to venture into the 19th century American West, Oscar Wilde towered above the rest,…
Read More »The motor launch tied up at the small-boat pier in Seeadler Harbor in New Guinea to disembark a dozen men…
Read More »To the disbelief of gaping onlookers in the packed stands at El Toreo, Mexico City’s largest bullring, American rodeo performer…
Read More »The Curtiss-Wright Corporation came into being in 1929 through the merger of companies started by pioneering aviators Glenn Curtiss and…
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